DOSSIER: CLS-613 · SUBJECT: Donald Rumsfeld · CLASSIFICATION: PUBLIC
METHODOLOGY: SYMMETRIC · STATUS: ACTIVE
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613. Donald Rumsfeld (R)D+ 4.5 [Open Full Bio →]

13th + 21st U.S. Secretary of Defense (1975-1977 + 2001-2006) · U.S. Representative IL-13 1963-1969 · Chief of Staff to Ford 1974-1975 · Sustained 50-year federal institutional career · Iraq War architect
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Strengths: M14 + M12 substantive 50-year federal institutional track record across multiple roles. Drag: M02 + M09 Score 4 + M01 Score 5 — sustained 2003-2006 Iraq War conduct including Abu Ghraib oversight failures + 'known unknowns' rhetorical institutional drift + sustained refusal to acknowledge insurgency reality during 2003-2005. Resigned Nov 2006 after midterm losses.

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